Best Time to Drive from Oakley to San Mateo

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-580 East.

Only 44% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakley to San Mateo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	96	93	89	88	86	85	85	89	91	90	86	79	79	78	78
Tue	78	92	103	99	92	88	86	85	86	91	95	98	94	84	78	78	79
Wed	78	92	111	99	91	88	87	88	87	93	104	102	97	86	78	80	79
Thu	79	96	109	100	92	89	86	84	87	97	111	107	99	86	80	83	83
Fri	78	84	89	89	88	87	86	88	93	100	106	106	94	86	80	78	82
Sat	77	77	78	78	80	82	85	87	85	86	84	85	83	81	79	78	77
Sun	78	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	81	82	81	80	80	79	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Oakley to San Mateo (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (38 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to central San Mateo along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Oakley to San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakley to San Mateo?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 77 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	96	93	89	88	86	85	85	89	91	90	86	79	79	78	78
Tue	78	92	103	99	92	88	86	85	86	91	95	98	94	84	78	78	79
Wed	78	92	111	99	91	88	87	88	87	93	104	102	97	86	78	80	79
Thu	79	96	109	100	92	89	86	84	87	97	111	107	99	86	80	83	83
Fri	78	84	89	89	88	87	86	88	93	100	106	106	94	86	80	78	82
Sat	77	77	78	78	80	82	85	87	85	86	84	85	83	81	79	78	77
Sun	78	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	81	82	81	80	80	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	96	93	89	88	86	85	85	89	91	90	86	79	79	78	78
Tue	78	92	103	99	92	88	86	85	86	91	95	98	94	84	78	78	79
Wed	78	92	111	99	91	88	87	88	87	93	104	102	97	86	78	80	79
Thu	79	96	109	100	92	89	86	84	87	97	111	107	99	86	80	83	83
Fri	78	84	89	89	88	87	86	88	93	100	106	106	94	86	80	78	82
Sat	77	77	78	78	80	82	85	87	85	86	84	85	83	81	79	78	77
Sun	78	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	81	82	81	80	80	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	96	93	89	88	86	85	85	89	91	90	86	79	79	78	78
Tue	78	92	103	99	92	88	86	85	86	91	95	98	94	84	78	78	79
Wed	78	92	111	99	91	88	87	88	87	93	104	102	97	86	78	80	79
Thu	79	96	109	100	92	89	86	84	87	97	111	107	99	86	80	83	83
Fri	78	84	89	89	88	87	86	88	93	100	106	106	94	86	80	78	82
Sat	77	77	78	78	80	82	85	87	85	86	84	85	83	81	79	78	77
Sun	78	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	81	82	81	80	80	79	77